(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (12—1)
Henslin, Essentials of Sociology, 12th Edition, Test Bank
Chapter 12: Marriage and Family
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q12.1.1
_____ is a form of marriage in which men have more than one wife.
a. Polyandry
b. The nuclear family
c. An extended family
d. Polygyny
TB_Q12.1.2
_____ is a form of marriage in which women have more than one husband.
a. The family of procreation
b. Polyandry
c. Polygyny
d. The family of orientation
TB_Q12.1.3
Two or more people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage, or
adoption make up a
a. family of orientation.
b. family.
c. nuclear family.
d. family of procreation.
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TB_Q12.1.4
In a _____, people occupy the same housing unit.
a. household
b. family
c. system of descent
d. marriage
TB_Q12.1.5
What kind of family consists of husband, wife, and children?
a. Household
b. Extended family
c. Nuclear family
d. Polygynous family
TB_Q12.1.6
Clarence’s grandparents lived with him and his mom and dad in the same house,
on the top floor. The family Clarence lived in was a(n)
a. extended family.
b. household.
c. nuclear family.
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d. family of procreation.
TB_Q12.1.7
The family that is formed when a couple’s first child is born is referred to as a
a. family of orientation
b. family or procreation.
c. household.
d. family.
TB_Q12.1.8
The family in which a person grows up is a(n)
a. family of procreation.
b. extended family.
c. family of orientation.
d. imaginary family.
TB_Q12.1.9
Which statement about same-sex marriage is true?
a. In North America, it originated recently in the United States.
b. The U.S. Constitution mentions same-sex marriage.
c. Native Americans had same-sex marriages already when Columbus arrived.
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d. It is illegal throughout the United States.
TB_Q12.1.10
A group’s approved mating arrangements, usually marked by a ritual of some
sort, is called
a. endogamy.
b. exogamy.
c. a nuclear family.
d. a marriage.
TB_Q12.1.11
_____ is the practice of marrying within one’s own group.
a. Exogamy
b. Endogamy
c. Polyandry
d. An extended family
TB_Q12.1.12
The norms of _____ specify that people must marry outside of their own group.
a. exogamy
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b. endogamy
c. matriarchy
d. the family of orientation
TB_Q12.1.13
The _____ prohibits sex and marriage among designated relatives.
a. incest taboo
b. nuclear family
c. patrilineal system
d. family of procreation
TB_Q12.1.14
The way that people trace kinship over generations, known as _____, is different
all over the world.
a. the matrilineal system
b. exogamy
c. the system of descent
d. matriarchy
TB_Q12.1.15
(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (12—6)
Marion, 10 years old, knew that she was related to the relatives on her mother’s
side of the family, and also the relatives on her father’s side of the family. This
_____ system is the usual model in the United States.
a. trilineal
b. patrilineal
c. bilineal
d. matrilineal
TB_Q12.1.16
When a social group does not think of children as being related to their mother’s
relatives, that group follows a(n) _____ system.
a. matrilineal
b. patrilineal
c. incest taboo
d. egalitarian
TB_Q12.1.17
The Naxi of China do not even have a word in their language for “father.” In their
_____ system, descent is traced only on the mother’s side.
a. patrilineal
b. bilineal
c. matrilineal
d. egalitarian
TB_Q12.1.18
Authority is held by males in a(n) _____ society.
a. patriarchal
b. egalitarian
c. household
d. matriarchal
TB_Q12.1.19
A society in which women-as-a-group dominate men-as-a-group is a(n)
a. patriarchy.
b. bilineal system.
c. matriarchy.
d. egalitarian society.
TB_Q12.2.20
In a(n) _____ system, authority is divided more or less equally between people or
groups.
a. matrilineal
b. incest taboo
c. egalitarian
d. patrilineal
TB_Q12.2.21
From the functionalist perspective, the incest taboo helps families to avoid
a. emotional overload.
b. role confusion.
c. looking outside the family for marriage partners.
d. Internet dating.
TB_Q12.2.22
According to a study, wives make more the decisions than husbands in _____ of
households, husbands make more decisions than wives in _____ of households,
and _____ of couples divide decisions equally.
a. 18%; 72%; 10%
b. 23%; 55%; 22%
c. 30%; 41%; 29%
d. 43%; 26%; 31%
TB_Q12.2.23
Parents are actually spending more time with the children today than in the last 40
years, and the main way parents have found the extra time is by
a. sleeping less.
b. visiting less with friends and relatives.
c. working shorter hours.
d. enjoying the new, shorter workweek most employers have implemented.
TB_Q12.2.24
A typical lie made by potential mates on an online dating site is
a. men saying they are taller than they are.
b. women saying they weigh more than they do.
c. men saying they are shorter than they are.
d. women saying they are friendlier than they are.
TB_Q12.3.25
Homogamy refers to
a. the tendency of people with similar characteristics to seek people with
contrasting characteristics.
b. gay men.
c. the tendency of people with similar characteristics to marry one another.
d. interracial marriage.
TB_Q12.3.26
The majority of Americans think that families with _____ children are ideal.
a. zero, one, or two
b. three
c. four or five
d. eight or more
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TB_Q12.3.27
People in which of the following groups are likely to live the longest?
a. Never married
b. Ever married
c. Currently remarried
d. Married and stayed married
TB_Q12.3.28
A dramatic shift in what Americans perceived to be the ideal family size occurred
in the
a. 1950s.
b. 1960s.
c. 1970s.
d. early 2000s.
TB_Q12.3.29
Due to time pressures on parents, _____ has (have) become a parental substitute.
a. Amazon
b. Uber
c. stuffed toys
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d. journaling
TB_Q12.4.30
Approximately what percentage of African American households is headed by
both a mother and a father?
a. 95%
b. 80%
c. 51%
d. 38%
TB_Q12.4.31
Which statement about machismo is true?
a. It increases with each generation in the United States.
b. It is limited to Latinos.
c. It decreases with each generation in the United States.
d. It is more important than social class in determining family life.
TB_Q12.4.32
Most sociologists see Asian Americans as
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a. Confucianists.
b. a single group.
c. being of one social class.
d. coming from a variety of cultures.
TB_Q12.4.33
In Native American families,
a. elders play a less active role than in most U.S. families.
b. family life differs by social class.
c. physical punishment of children is emphasized.
d. social class plays no role.
TB_Q12.4.34
The percentage of American children under 18 who live with both parents is
a. increasing.
b. decreasing.
c. unknown.
d. fixed by law.
TB_Q12.4.35
The term “blended family” means a(n)
a. family whose members were once part of other families.
b. interracial family.
c. family of first-generation immigrants to the United States.
d. extended family of at least three generations.
TB_Q12.4.36
The major distinction between gay or lesbian families and heterosexual families is
a. different emphases on money and careers.
b. breakups occur for different reasons.
c. that heterosexual families raise children and gay/lesbian families do not.
d. discrimination.
TB_Q12.5.37
The average ages of first-time brides and grooms in the United States are
a. younger than at any other time in U.S. history.
b. about the same as in 1890.
c. 35 and 30, respectively.
d. older than at any other time in U.S. history.
TB_Q12.5.38
The sandwich generation is so-called because they
a. are torn between work and family responsibilities.
b. are caring for both their children and their parents.
c. have bad eating habits, which lead to obesity.
d. are caring for both their parents and grandparents.
TB_Q12.6.39
Calculating statistics on divorce is complicated by
a. a lack of data to base them on.
b. the rarity of divorce.
c. people who remarry.
d. differing meanings of “divorce.”
TB_Q12.6.40
The state in the United States with the highest divorce rate is
a. Maine.
b. California.
c. New York.
d. Nevada.
TB_Q12.6.41
The racial–ethnic group in the United States with the lowest divorce rate is
a. Asian Americans.
b. African Americans.
c. Native Americans.
d. Latinos.
TB_Q12.6.42
The risk of divorce is decreased among couples
a. affiliated with a religion.
b. whose parents are divorced.
c. who drop out from high school.
d. who have a baby before they get married.
TB_Q12.6.43
Children adjust better to divorce if
a. the parent they live with is not making a good adjustment to the divorce.
b. their routines are varied.
c. they have a second adult to count on for support.
d. they experience a great deal of conflict.
TB_Q12.6.44
An astounding finding by sociologists is that _____ experience the negative
effects of divorce.
a. children
b. grandchildren
c. pets
d. couples
TB_Q12.6.45
Celeste had been married before—twice. She was thrilled by the prospect of her
upcoming marriage to Caldwell, which would be her third marriage and
Caldwell’s second. About how many Americans who get married are not saying
“I do” for the first time?
a. 12%
b. 25%
c. 46%
d. 92%
TB_Q12.7.46
(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (12—17)
According to domestic violence research by Straus (2011),
a. wives attack their husbands as often as husbands attack their wives.
b. husbands attack their wives twice as often as wives attack their husbands.
c. domestic violence is mainly limited to couples who are not married.
d. the secret to curbing violence is to focus on men.
TB_Q12.7.47
There are about _____ confirmed cases of child abuse or neglect annually in the
United States.
a. 7,000
b. 70,000
c. 700,000
d. 7,000,000
TB_Q12.7.48
The proposed term “intimacy rape” would apply to
a. rape in general.
b. heterosexual relationships only.
c. married couples only.
d. heterosexual and homosexual relationships.
TB_Q12.7.49
Sexual relations between specified relatives, such as brothers and sisters or
parents and children, is known as
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a. rape.
b. incest.
c. intimacy rape.
d. battering.
TB_Q12.8.50
One factor to note in considering the future of marriage is that
a. many societies in the world exist quite happily without marriage.
b. the decline of marriage indicates that it will become a relic of the past.
c. fewer couples will find themselves sandwiched between taking care of kids and
parents.
d. marriage exists in every society.
Essay Questions
TB_Q12.1.51: According to functionalists, the family fulfills six needs basic to
the survival of every society. What are these needs?
TB_Q12.3.52: What is romantic love? How does it begin?
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TB_Q12.5.53: What is the difference between cohabitation and marriage?
TB_Q12.7.54: The text listed eight factors that help to make a marriage
successful as identified by Jeanette and Robert Lauer; another six factors are
identified by Nicholas Stinnett; and three more are dentified by the author. List at
least six of these 17 factors.
TB_Q12.7.55: How can symbolic interactionism help you to be optimistic about
the chances of your own marriage succeeding despite the divorce statistics?
